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In 1176 William was chosen by Count Raymond III of Tripoli and King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, to marry Baldwin's sister Sibylla. [1] William also gained the County of Jaffa and Ascalon in the marriage. William of Tyre describes him as tall, blond, and handsome; brave, frank and unpretentious, but inclined to eat and drink copiously, though not ...
William V of Montferrat (occ./piem.Guilhem, it.Guglielmo) (c. 1115 – 1191) also known regnally as William III of Montferrat [1] while also referred to as William the Old or William the Elder, [1] in order to distinguish him from his eldest son, William Longsword, was seventh Marquis of Montferrat from 1135 to his death in 1191.
Longsword was known at the time as count (Latin comes) of Rouen. [3] [4] Flodoard—always detailed about titles—consistently referred to both Rollo and his son William as principes (chieftains) of the Normans. [5] There are no contemporary accounts of William's byname, 'Longsword', either; it appears first in later eleventh-century sources. [6]
Huntsville Unit, the location of the State of Texas execution chamber. The list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas, with the exception of 1819–1849, is divided into periods of 10 years. Since 1819, 1,343 people (all but nine of whom have been men) have been executed in Texas as of 20 February 2025.
William I of Montferrat (d. before 933) William II of Montferrat (died probably around 961) William III of Montferrat (991 – bef.1042), son of Otho I; William IV of Montferrat (c.1084–c.1100) William V of Montferrat (c.1136–1191) William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon (c. 1140–1177), also called William Longsword (early 1140s ...
Judith was a daughter of Margrave Leopold III of Austria (1073–1136) and his second wife, Agnes (1072–1143), [1] the only daughter of the Salian emperor Henry IV.. During 1133, Judith married the Aleramici marquess William V of Montferrat. [1]
Married to Margaret of Montferrat, daughter of William IX and Anne of Alençon, and Marchioness of Montferrat in her own right. Francis I (1540–1550), Duke of Mantua, Marquis of Montferrat. Son of Margaret of Montferrat and Frederick Gonzaga. Guglielmo I Gonzaga (1550–1574), Duke of Mantua, Marquis until 1574, then duke. Son of Margaret of ...
William Longsword may also refer to: William II of England or William Longsword (c. 1056–1100) William Longsword, a crusader who led English troops at the Siege of Lisbon (1147) William FitzEmpress (1136-1164), who subscribed a charter as 'Willelmi Longespe' William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon (c. 1140–1177), crusader